Tough points
Dukes sit alone atop the East Division “There are no easy nights,” said Marty Abrams, coach and general manager of the Wellington Dukes. The coach’s comment was made looking forward to a pair of games against Toronto and Lindsay, warning his team about complacency. But 10 games into the regular season, this is about as […]
Correction
In the following story published in the print edition on Oct. 13 we misstated the deadline for online voting. The deadline for online voting is midnight Oct. 20. Online voting As of Friday morning 611 electors had registered to enable them to vote online; 279 have voted already. That works out to about approximately 100 […]
Public Candidates’ Meetings
Where: Ameliasburgh Town Hall, Ameliasburgh When: Thursday, October 14 at 7 p.m. Who: Local Ameliasburgh candidates and mayoral candidates Where: Picton Town Hall, Picton When: Thursday, October 14 at 7 p.m. Who: Local Picton candidates By: Picton Area Business Improvement Association Where: Wellington on the Lake Recreation Centre, Wellington When: Monday, October 18 at 6:45 […]
Survey says – week 2
Editor’s note: We are now into week two of Concerned Citizens of Prince Edward County survey of municipal candidates. Judging from the number of folks clutching the Wellington Times, open on page 3, at last Thursday’s candidates’ meeting in Milford, the survey appears to be achieving the goal of arousing interest in the fast-approaching election […]
Getting to know you
Dukes still learning about their opponents Just weeks into a new season, the Wellington Dukes have faced a wide range of talent and determination in opposing teams. Perhaps none is more surprising than the North York Rangers. The Rangers came into Friday’s game against the Dukes with a splotchy record—just two wins in five tries. […]
Survey says
The candidates on the issues What is your candidate thinking? With 43 candidates running for 16 council seats, it can be hard to sort through and get simple answers. Today we present the first of three sets of answers from a survey conducted in recent days by the Concerned Citizens of Prince Edward County. The […]
Undefeated
Dukes’ record remains perfect in five games It is hard to know what else the Wellington Dukes will have to do to move up in the Canadian Junior Hockey League national rankings. The Dukes are the last undefeated team in the league. The netminding tandem of Jordan Ruby and Ryan McDonald has allowed the fewest […]
Built to last
Threatened by encroaching suburbia, barn adapted to new role in Hillier The hand-hewn posts and beams, some as long as 48 feet in length, have begun to rise on the ridge that bisects Hillier ward. It is high ground affording views that stretch northward to the Oak Ridges Moraine. It’s easy to see why the […]
Three and zero
Not as good as it looks The Wellington Dukes rolled through the first weekend of the season, racking up three wins including a thrilling overtime win against the Kingston Voyageurs last Thursday night on the road. Jordan Ruby was strong in the Dukes net from the first whistle, turning back the Vees’ early push. Ruby […]
Rough reception
Jack Dall has had rough start to his campaign. He is among six candidates seeking the lone council seat in South Marysburgh. Earlier this week Dall erected nine large (4×3) election signs around the ward. On Wednesday morning he found that all his signs had been defaced or torn down. He fixed the signs he […]